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PROGRAMS FOR HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS
Speakers: Marie desJardins (UMBC) Maggie Johnson (Google) Bruce Porter (UT Austin)
Jennifer Rexford (Princeton) Moderator:
Nancy Amato (Texas A&M)
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FORMAT OF THIS SESSION
• Each speaker will describe programs at their institution (~8 minutes + 2 minutes Q&A)
• 15 minutes joint Q&A at the end
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MARIE DESJARDINS UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY
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A Commitment toDiversity: What Success Looks Like at UMBC"
"Dr. Marie desJardins!
University of Maryland, Baltimore County"Associate Dean and Professor"College of Eng.& Info. Tech."
Dept. of Computer Science & EE"
Snowbird 2016 Panel on"Programs for High-Achieving Students"
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UMBC at a Glance!
! One of eleven University System of Maryland campuses, one of three USM research universities"
! About 13,000 students, including 2500 grad students"– CSEE has the second most majors (after Biological
Sciences)"– About 15% of undergraduates major in CS, CE, or IS"– 6th largest producer of computing majors in the
country (of not-for-profit institutions)!! Founded in 1966, Carnegie “Research Doctoral
Extensive” by 2002"! Famous for diversity, and chess, but not
football!!
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Programs of Interest"
! Scholars (and Affiliates) Programs: Meyerhoff, CWIT, Cyber, T-Site (and others)!
! Strong emphasis on undergraduate research!! Grand Challenge Scholars Programs!! BS/MS programs (in all COEIT BS degrees)"! Pedagogical innovation: "
– Freshman course: COMP 101"– Differentiated instruction: CMSC 201"– ACTIVE Center"
! BRAID"! Student organizations – SWE, NSBE, SHPE, ACM,
CyberDawgs, game design club, student-led hackathons and other events"
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Scholars Programs"
! Center for Women in Technology"– Goal: increase gender diversity in computing and engineering"
! CyberScholars"– Goal: Increase gender and racial diversity in cybersecurity"
! T-SITE"– Goal: Improve transfer experience for computing majors,
especially women and minorities"! Meyerhoff Scholars"
– Goal: Increase the number of minority students receiving PhDs in the sciences"
– UMBC is the #1 generator of African American MD/PhD students in the country"
! All programs provide mentoring, focused advising, academic career development programs; most also provide services for affiliated students (non-scholars)"
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Undergraduate Research"
! Undergraduate Research Awards and "! URCAD (Undergraduate Research & Creative
Achievement Day) – over 250 student presentations"
! UMBC Review – student journal"! Many (most?) CSEE faculty who are active in
research work with undergraduates (often with NSF REUs)"
! 7% of CS majors participate in undergraduate research (based on climate survey data)"– 10% of students with GPA above 3.0, 12% of students
with 4.0 GPA"
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Grand Challenge Scholars Program"
! Train a future generation of engineers who are prepared to work on the NAE Grand Challenges"
! >100 universities have committed to creating GCSPs "! UMBC’s is the 26th approved program"! 17 students in 1st cohort (icludes three CS majors and two CS
minors)"! Five “threads”:"
! Research "! Interdisciplinarity"! Entrepreneurship"! Global dimensions"! Service"
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NAE Grand Challenges"
! 14 “Grand Challenges” identified and developed by an international team of experts, in four broad areas:"! Sustainability"! Health"! Security"! “Joy of Living” and the human mind"
! Solutions to these challenges will need:"! Sustained commitment over 10-20+ years"! Interdisciplinary collaboration"! Public policy and economic considerations"! Effective communication with diverse users"
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Sustainability(aka “Energy and Environment”)"
Make solar energy economical"
Provide energy from fusion"
Develop carbon sequestration methods"
Manage the nitrogen cycle"
Provide access to clean water"
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Health"
Advance health informatics"
""""Engineer better" medicines"
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Security"
Prevent nuclear terror"
Secure cyberspace"
Restore and improve urban infrastructure"
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Joy of Living (aka “Learning and Computation”)"
Reverse engineer the brain"
Enhance virtual reality"
Advance personalized learning"
Engineer the tools of scientific discovery"
Images: engineeringchallenges.org
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Learning Objectives"
! Program-wide learning objectives (core set, plus personalized objectives): In their GC activities, students should exhibit:"– Integrity!– Perspectivism!– Realistic vision!– Teamwork!– Persistence!– Flexibility!
! Learning objectives for each area (core set, plus personalized objectives)"
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Helping People with Computing"
Self-driving cars Assistive devices
Political modeling
and forecasting
Gene sequencing and protein folding
Urban planning Teaching!
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Ideas for the Future"
! Improved departmental honors program"– Offer honors classes more regularly"– Make it more feasible for top students
to earn honors"! Connect computing more effectively
to real-world problems and challenges"– GCSP, course content, cocurricular
activities, Entrepreneurship Center"
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MAGGIE JOHNSON GOOGLE
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Confidential + Proprietary Confidential + Proprietary
Programs for College Students
Maggie Johnson Director of Education and University Relations Google, Mountain View CA
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Confidential + Proprietary
Internships
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Confidential + Proprietary
Residencies
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Confidential + Proprietary
Residencies
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Confidential + Proprietary
Applied CS with Android
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Confidential + Proprietary
Resources
Google Capacity Award Program
Internships
Engineering Residency
Brain Residency
Applied CS with Android
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BRUCE PORTER UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
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Student'Enrichment'Programs'
Bruce'Porter'Professor'and'Chairman'
Department'of'Computer'Science'University'of'Texas'at'Aus>n'
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Total Undergraduate Enrollment by Year '
1113'1333'
1720'
2057' 2137'1914' 1875'
0'
500'
1000'
1500'
2000'
2500'
Fall'2010' Fall'2011' Fall'2012' Fall'2013' Fall'2014' Fall'2015' Fall'2016'
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5KYear'BS/MS'Programs'
• In'5'years,'a'BS'in'CS'and'an'MS'in'one'of:'– CS'– Informa>on'Science'(UI/UX)'– Computa>onal'Science,'Engineering'and'Math'
• About'10'new'students/year'in'each'program'• Students'begin'graduate'courses'in'year'4,'and'take'only'graduate'courses'in'year'5'
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Fringe'Benefits'
• Reduce'load'on'upperKdivision'CS'classes'• Improve'rela>ons'with'other'departments'• A'repeatable'way'to'address'the'prolifera>on'of'CS'across'campus:'“for'every'X,'computa>onal'X”'
'
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Turing'Scholars'Honors'Program'
• Created'in'2004'• Started'with'~30'students/year,'almost'exclusively'from'Texas'
• Expanded'to'~55'students/year,'recruited'broadly'
• Students'progress'as'a'cohort'
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BSKCS'Curriculum'• Core'classes:'
– Introduc>on'to'Programming'– Data'Structures''– Computer'Organiza>on'and'Architecture'– Principles'of'Computer'Systems''– Discrete'Math'for'CS'– Algorithms'and'Complexity'
• 5'UpperKdivision'CS'elec>ves'
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Honors'Curriculum'• Core'classes:'
– Introduc>on'to'Programming'– Data'Structures''– Computer'Organiza>on'and'Architecture'– Principles'of'Computer'Systems''– Discrete'Math'for'CS'– Algorithms'and'Complexity'
• 5'3'UpperKdivision'CS'honors'elec>ves'
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Honors'Thesis'
• Introduc2on'to'Research'(1'hour)'• Independent'Research'(3'hours)'• Wri7en'thesis,'aiming'for'a'publishable'result'• Thesis'defense,'presented'to'thesis'advisor'and'2nd'reader'
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Fringe'Benefits'
• Friendly'compe>>on'among'faculty'to'teach'honors'classes'
• Surprisingly'competent'Research'Assistants'• Control'over'admissions;'e.g.'28%'female;'median'class'rank:'5'(out'of'500)'
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JENNIFER REXFORD PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
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Programs(for(High-Achieving(Students(Snowbird(Panel(
Jennifer'Rexford'Gordon'Y.S.'Wu'Professor'of'Engineering'
Chair'of'Computer'Science'
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Bou>que'Educa>on'at'Scale'
• Princeton'model:'bou2que'– Small'classes'– Preceptorial'system'in'larger'classes'– Low'ra>o'of'students'to'teaching'assistants'(~25:1)'– Every'student'conducts'research'with'faculty'
• Meets'reality:'scale'– Rapidly'growing'majors'and'enrollment'– Large'classes,'even'at'the'upper'level'– Huge'IW'advising'load'per'faculty'member'
37'
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Undergrad'CS'Majors'by'Class'Year'
38'CS'has'10K13%'of'all'majors'on'campus'
13( 11( 9( 10( 13(24( 29(
19(28(
42(19(
30(27(
41(
60(
60(
89(
93(
102(
128(
32(
41(36(
51(
73(
84(
0'
20'
40'
60'
80'
100'
120'
140'
2008K2009' 2009K2010' 2010K2011' 2011K2012' 2012K2013' 2013K2014' 2014K2015' 2015K2016' 2016K2017' 2017K2018'
Total''
BSE'
AB'
112(
130(
156(130(
118(
170(
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CS'Enrollments'
CS'has'10%'of'all'course'enrollments'on'campus'
794' 815'991'
1206'1387'
1620'1832' 1831'
765' 870'893'
1262'
1494'
1720'
1900' 2005'
1559'1685'
1884'
2468'
0'
500'
1000'
1500'
2000'
2500'
3000'
3500'
4000'
2008K2009' 2009K2010' 2010K2011' 2011K2012' 2012K2013' 2013K2014' 2014K2015' 2015K2016'
Total'
Spring'
Fall'
3340'
3732'3836'
2881'
39'
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Independent'Work'Projects'
40'
0'
50'
100'
150'
200'
250'
300'
2011K2012' 2012K2013' 2013K2014' 2014K2015' 2015K2016' 2015K2017'
Totals'
Spring'
Fall'
139'
175'
213'245'
280'
69'
70'
94'
81'
110'
103'128'
117'
131'
149'176'
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CS'Faculty''
28' 28' 29' 30' 30' 30.5'32.5'
4'8' 7.5'
9' 9.5'12'
13'
0'
5'
10'
15'
20'
25'
30'
35'
40'
45'
50'
2008K2009' 2009K2010' 2010K2011' 2011K2012' 2012K2013' 2013K2014' 2014K2015'
Lecturers'
Tenure'Track'
41'
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Graduate'Students'
42'
89'81' 82' 85'
78'83'
101'109'
89'84'
91'
97' 98'
105'
120'125'
0'
20'
40'
60'
80'
100'
120'
140'
2008K2009' 2009K2010' 2010K2011''' 2011K2012'' 2012K2013'' 2013K2014'' 2014K2015'' 2015K16'
MSE'Students'
PHD'Students'
Total'
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Scaling'
• Teaching'support'– Teaching'faculty'(“Lecturers”)'– Master’s'program'(fully'funded'as'TAs)'– Undergraduate'lab'TAs'and'graders'
• IndependentKwork'– IW'seminars'(10K12'students'per'seminar,'with'a'faculty'member'and'a'partK>me'TA)'
– Led'by'tenureKtrack'or'teaching'faculty'(”count”'like'teaching'2/3'of'a'regular'course)'
– Especially'for'students'pursing'their'first'IW'project'43'
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Effect'of'IW'Seminars'on'Advising'
Type( 2013-14( 2014-15( 2015-16( Fall(2016(AB'Thesis' 48' 56' 42' 29'BSE'Thesis' 30' 20' 48' 6'IW'Individual' 135' 169' 69' 21'IW'Seminar' 0' 0' 121' 100'Unknown' 0' 0' 0' 20'Total' 213' 245' 280' 176'
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OutwardKFacing'IW'Seminars'(Fall'’15)'
• Rela>onship'networks:'Social'networks'and'beyond'
• Understanding'the'world'with'sensors'• Entrepreneurial'lessons'for'computer'science'• Online'learning'and'MOOCs'• A'brave'new'data'world'• Apps'for'the'environment'
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OutwardKFacing'IW'Seminars'(Spring'’15)'
• Deep'learning'• Understanding'the'world'with'sensors'• Entrepreneurial'lessons'for'computer'science'• Using'visualiza>on'to'improve'online'CS'educa>on'
• Using'publicly'available'data'to'learn,'explain,'evaluate,'and'improve'
• Apps'of'random'kindness'
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OutwardKFacing'IW'Seminars'(Fall’16)'
• Policy'issues'in'the'Internet'of'Things'• Informa>on'discovery'through'rela>onships'• Help'future'computer'scien>sts'learn'CS'• Natural'language'processing'• Apps'of'random'kindness'• CS'tools'and'techniques'for'digital'humani>es'• Entrepreneurial'lessons'for'computer'science'• Bitcoins,'block'chains,'and'smart'contracts'• Bioinforma>cs'lab'
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For'HighKAchieving'Students'
• Independent'work'– IW'seminars'on'>mely'topics'– OneKonKone'IW'research'projects'– Funding'to'present'papers'at'conferences''
• Graduate'courses'• Master’s'program'
– Get'an'MSE'aler'the'undergraduate'degree'– E.g.,'finish'undergrad'in'three'years,'and'get'paid'to'stay'another'1K1.5'years!'
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For'HighKAchieving'Students'
• Par>cipa>ng'in'our'teaching'mission'– Undergraduate'graders'and'lab'TAs'– IW'or'summer'projects'on'scaling'our'teaching'(e.g.,'automated'grading,'plagiarism'detec>on)'
• Educa>onal'outreach'– IW'projects'on'CS'educa>on'outreach'– EPICS'team'on'highKschool'CS'educa>on'
• Field'trips'during'fall/spring'breaks'– Entrepreneurship'trip'to'Bay'Area''– Technology'policy'trip'to'D.C'
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Conclusion'
• Bou>que'educa>on'at'scale'– By'engaging'more'people:'Teaching'faculty,'MSE'students,'undergraduate'graders'and'lab'Tas'
– By'leveraging'automa>on:'innova>on'– By'changing'the'structure:'IW'seminars'
• Individual'opportuni>es'for'students'– Serving'in'our'teaching'mission'– Par>cipa>ng'in'research'with'faculty'– Engaging'with'the'broader'community'
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QUESTIONS
Speakers: Marie desJardins (UMBC) Maggie Johnson (Google) Bruce Porter (UT Austin)
Jennifer Rexford (Princeton) Moderator:
Nancy Amato (Texas A&M)